Rug pole



July 4, 1950 K. E. HEBENSTREIT RUG POLE Filed March 18, 1948 E, i ZZZZ-M IN VEN TOR. /KQPL #55E/vs ref/7 BY 4%@ /zf m /rr Y Patented July 4, 1950 f UNITED s TAT Es 2 PAT-leur :o F Fl CE RUG POLE Kan E. Hebenstreit, Los Angeles, Calif.

HApplication March 18, 1948,Se`rial 'No'.15,670

f 4 Claims. l

`"lhis' invention relatesto lsupporting structures andparticularly-pertains to a rug pole.

When rugsand similar articles are to be dis- .played or are to-fbe cleaned and-dried it is desirable to suspend the rug from a horizontally Y extending support along which the upper edge of 1 Ithefr-ug may befeasily secured to and removed from the support.'v It is also desirable to construct a -rsupporting device whichmay-be disposed hori- `zontallyandwhich is of suflicient strength to -prevent sagging of the support and of light weight sothatfwhen'it is necessary to elevate and lower i the support'thismay be accomplished by a minimum amcunt of effort.

'Y It is the principal object of the present invenition therefore to provide a supporting device which isl light in weight and which maybe easily constructed to provide a horizontal member which will engage-the upper `edge of the rug or the like and support the same Without sagging.

The present invention contemplates the provision of a rug pole made of a tubular, metal structural element, the cross-section design of the assembled-rug pole With a rug suspended l therefrom.

' Fig. 2 is anenlarged fragmentary View in side elevationshowing details of construction of the brug pole andthe hanging saddle by which it is carried.

Fig. 3 is a View in transverse section through the rug pole as seen on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2 and shows the section of the tubular metal pole and one of the pole pins.

Fig. 4 is a view in end elevation showing a modied form of the invention including a conventional square-sectioned tubular pole and a Wooden strip at the top thereof.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I indicates a rug pole of the character with which the present invention is concerned. This pole is tted with hanging saddles I2 and I3 adjacent its opposite ends, to which supporting cords or cables I4 or I5, respectively, may be attached. These cables may be led over pulleys I5, I'I and I8, so that a rug I'9 may be lifted to a vertically suspended position when attached to the rug pole I0. In the preferred form of the invention the rug pole is of the sectional shape shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. Here it will be seen that the -portions2ll,"12I` and 2 I are relatively thin and are of `uniform thickness. The upper wall portion 22 is materially'greater in thickness and-thus providesfsuitablemetal through which threaded bores 23 are formed. Theseithreaded bores are spaced at intervals throughout the length of the pole and when the pole is suspended their axes extend vertically. AThe .threaded bores are-designed to receive'. the threaded Shanks' 24 of pointed pole pinsf'E. "The pole pins extend along the rcen- 'tral'vertical axis ofthe member 24 and project upwardly above ether-upper face of lthe portion 22 of the vruga-pole. 'Thepins are provided to pierce' .the sfabricl ofthe .rug-'119er other article tofbef Siu-pportedandi haverrsullcientlcollective "strength throughout'. the length of the rug'pole vto supportithe article' I 9. Inr view of the fact that 'the'fnugtor'sthe likemay be suspended lfor dryfingit Iwill', have -considerable weight and it would ldry witlnaA very` hard `crease-in it if .the upper f 'edge' Vhungoverv a .squarel edgefon a supporting member.: For that'reason the upper extensions 2i of the vside-walls ofthe rug pole incline upwa'rdlyL and'inwardly and allow the rug to hang 4downnaturally over the curved surface 26.

'The rug :pole'is supported at its opposite ends by fthey hanging saddles I2 and I3. .These are secured pivotally to the pole by horizontally extending saddle pins 21 Which extend transversely through the pole at its opposite ends. Stop bolts 28 also extend through the pole Ill at points outwardly of the saddle pins 2 and in a horizontal plane above the pins 21 so that the saddles I2 and I3 will swing only a limited distance longitudinally of the pole. The saddles are U-shaped members which straddle the ends of the pole and in the upper looped portions have a hook 29 which will receive one of the cords or cables previously described as being provided to lift the pole and the article fastened thereon.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings a modified form of the invention is shown in which the pole is indicated as comprising a square tubular metal member 3l] provided with the saddles I2 and I3 as previously described. Extending longitudi- I nally of the upper face of the tubular element 30 is a hardwood bar 3l which is secured in position by bolts 32. This bar has oppositely inclined side portions 33 adjacent its upper horizontal face 34. Extending upwardly from the face 34 and spaced equidistant longitudinally thereof is a plurality of pole pins 25 performing the function previously set forth.

In the operation of either form of the present invention the rug pole is attached to the hanging saddles l2 and I3 and these may be secured to supporting cables which may be hung in any desired manner but which are usually mounted so that they will lift or lower the rug pole. When the rug pole has been lowered the edge of a rugy or the like may be attached thereto by causing the series of pole pins to penetrate the rug ad-Y jacent to an edge thereof. The pole may then be lifted until the rug is entirely clear` of the floor. The weight of the rug will then be imposed entirely on the pole pins 25 and it will be drawn downwardly along an inclined face of one of the side wall extensions 2|' after which it will hang over the edge 26 and then extend downwardly along one of the side walls of the tubular section of the pole. In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 4 the operation will be the same.

It will thus be seen that the rug pole here disclosed may be extremely light in weight and at the same time it will have suicient structural strength to resist any sagging action and to insure that the rug or the like will be supported straight and firm. It will also be evident that by the structure here disclosed it is possible to raise and lower the rug pole easily since it is light in weight.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention as now known to me, it will be understood that various changes may be made in combination, construction and arrangement of parts by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of my invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A rug pole or the like comprising a metal I pole of tubular section, said section being formed by a lower wall, opposite parallel horizontal Wall portions terminating in upwardly and inwardly inclined wall sections connected by an upper horizontal wall section, saddle members attached to opposite ends of said pole for the support of same, a plurality of pole pins spaced longitudinally along the upper wall section of the pole and centrally thereof, said pole pins extending vertically to pierce the fabric of an article to be supported and to allow the fabric to hang downwardly along the upper inclined face of the pole and vertically downwardly along a side wall of the pole, said pole pins being formed with a threaded base portion by which the pins may be detachably secured to the upper wall of thevpole.

2. A rug pole or the like comprising a metal tubular pole having an upper wall section, a series of threaded openings spaced longitudinally along the upper wall section of the pole, a series of pole pins having threaded base portions threaded into the openings along the upper wall of the pole, and saddles connected to opposite ends of said pole whereby the pole may be supported in a horizontal position.

3. A rug pole or the like comprising a metal tubular pole having an upper wall section, a series of threaded openings spaced longitudinally along the upper wall section of the pole, a series of pole pins having threaded base portions and being adapted to be threaded into the openings along the upper wall of the pole, and saddles at the opposite ends of said pole whereby the pole may be supported in a horizontal position, said saddles being U-shaped in form and havinglegs which straddle the pole, and pivot bolts passing through said saddle legs and the pole to pvotally secure the saddle to the pole.

4. A rug pole or the like comprising a metal tubular pole having an upper wall section, a series of threaded openings spaced longitudinally along the upper wall section of the pole, a series of pole pins having threaded base portions and being adapted to be threaded into the openings along the upper wall of the pole, saddles at the opposite ends of said pole whereby the pole may be supported in a horizontal position, said saddles being U-shaped in form and having legs which straddle the pole, pivot bolts passing through said saddle legs and the pole to pvotally secure the saddle to the pole, and stop means limiting the outward swinging movement of the saddles.

KARL E. HEBENSTREIT.

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